'The Lincoln Lawyer' opens in theaters this weekend

Courtesy of LionsgateMatthew McConaughey, left, and Ryan Phillippe are shown in a scene from "The Lincoln Lawyer." The film opens in theaters this weekend.

Opening in theaters this weekend...

"The Lincoln Lawyer"

Fandango overview: A lawyer conducts business from the back of his Lincoln town car while representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills. What initially appears to be a straightforward case with a big money pay-off swiftly develops into a deadly match between two masters of manipulation and a crisis of conscience.

Orlando Sentinel:Movie Review: The Lincoln Lawyer: “The Lincoln Lawyer” gives this charming devil his due, a role that plays right into his wheelhouse — a slick, smarmy, hustling lawyer whose clientele is the rough trade; hookers, pot pushers and biker gangs. Mick Haller (Matthew McConaughey) cajoles, sweet-talks and overcharges many of those clients, doing business in and around LA out of the back of his late model Lincoln town car. But what game can Mick run when he is hired by Beverly Hills money to defend a very rich and seemingly quite dangerous young man (Ryan Phillippe)?

Fandango overview: Facing unemployment and his girlfriend's rejection, writer Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) is convinced that he has no future. That all changes when an old friend introduces him to MDT, a drug that produces enhanced mental abilities. Stoked on MDT , Eddie rises to the top of the financial world. He attracts the attention of a tycoon (Robert De Niro) who believes he can use Eddie to make a fortune, but terrible side-effects and a dwindling supply threaten to destroy Eddie's house of cards.

Orlando Sentinel:Movie Review: Limitless: Bradley Cooper plays Eddie Morra, a failed and failing writer who smokes too much, drinks too much and writes too little. Until that fateful day when his ex-brother in law drops a pill on him. NZT, it’s called. Helps you “focus,” they say. Who “they” are is a mystery. And in a vision-bending instant, Eddie becomes a new man.

Director Neil Burger (“The Illusionist”) uses fisheye lenses, extreme close-ups and an over-amplified soundtrack to show how Eddie’s perception of the world changes in that moment. He sees other versions of himself, writing a book, cleaning his filthy apartment. It’s as if he suddenly “gets it” and the rest of the world is moving too slowly for his brain. He remembers every fact he’s ever encountered and organizes information in ways that it can be useful to him. He learns foreign languages in hours, masters new skills in minutes.

Fandango overview: Two sci-fi comic geeks embark upon a pilgrimage in a RV to the center of America's UFO heartland: Nevada's infamous Area 51. While in the middle of the desert, the two friends encounter a fugitive alien by the name of Paul. Somewhat reluctantly , they embark upon an adventure that will change not just their lives, but also the lives of the friends and enemies they encounter along the way.

Orlando Sentinel:Movie Review: Paul: Those “Hot Fuzz” Brits Simon Pegg and Nick Frost make their Hollywood debut with “Paul,” a sometimes amusing meet-the-alien farce that aims to be every fanboy’s wet dream. But it’s sort of their shot at a foul-mouthed pot-sex-bodily-functions- Judd Apatow-style comedy and as such seems watered down, with just a hint of the British eccentricity that made them cult heroes.

The portly Frost is Clive, a one-and-done sci-fi writer whose best bud Graeme (Pegg) is his book cover illustrator. We meet them at that Gathering of the Nerd Tribes known as Comic Con in San Diego. And when they’ve had their fill of hanging with Ewoks and getting dissed by their favorite sci-fi hack (Jeffrey Tambor), they complete their American vacation with a road trip in a rented RV through the “UFO Hotspots” of the American southwest, from Area 51 to “The Black Mailbox,” ending in Roswell, New Mexico.

Fandango overview: Based on Mordecai Richler's award winning novel -- his last and, arguably, best -- "Barney's Version" is the warm, wise and witty story of the politically incorrect life of Barney Panofsky. The film spans three decades and two continents. There is his first wife, Clara, a flame-haired, flagrantly unfaithful free sprit. The "Second Mrs. P." is a wealthy Jewish Princess who shops and talks incessantly. It is at their lavish wedding that Barney meets, and starts pursuing, Miriam, his third wife, the mother of his two children, and his true love. Not only does Barney turn out to be a true romantic, he is also capable of all kinds of sneaky acts of gallantry, generosity, and goodness. His is a gloriously full life, played out on a grand scale.

Orlando Sentinel:Movie Review: Barney's Version: Paul Giamatti, the unlikeliest leading man of his generation, is perfectly cast in “Barney’s Version,” an intimate relationship epic based on a Mordecai Richler novel. It’s a dream role for the balding, paunchy Giamatti, who manages something like a tour de force as this neurotic, self-loathing/humanity hating Jewish-Canadian TV producer who attracts and discards a trio of gorgeous women over the course of his tortured adult life.

It’s Richler’s semi-autobiographical tale about a sour-faced Canadian TV producer who reflects back over his life even as he is forgetting that life. And Giamatti, when he isn’t swallowing his lines in guttural tones so low and internal that only he can make out what he’s saying, is bang-on in his take on a brilliant fellow who doesn’t suffer fools or anyone else gladly.

Fandango overview: Since its premiere in 1996, millions of people around the world have been enchanted by Lord of the Dance. However, no one has ever had the opportunity to experience the magic, excitement, and passion by being part of the performance, until now. Lord of the Dance is being released in 3D for one week only around March 17th. Lord of the Dance tells a timeless story based on Irish folklore of good versus evil, and through the media of dance and music it is understood and appreciated by every culture. The spectacular new set design, lighting, special effects and costumes will captivate audiences and fans around the world as they behold the charismatic creator, producer, director and star, Michael Flatley, dominate the stage and experience the movie event of the year.